Postdoctoral Associate

Divya joined the Kafsack Lab after completing her PhD with Utpal Tatu at the Indian Institute of Science in Bangalore, India. There she found that malaria parasites lack the ability to recycle homocysteine via the transulfuration pathway, instead accumulating and exporting the metabolite. These increased homocysteine concentrations promote gametocytogenesis in P. falciparum. Divya also worked with a variety of other protozoan parasites. When not in lab, she enjoys traveling, reading, running and socializing with friends and family.